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About 300 men and women recently benefited from a free cancer-screening programme organised by Gynae Care Research and Cancer Foundation in Abuja. They were screened for cervical, breast, prostate cancer and Hepatitis B, as part of the organisation’s activities to mark th...

A new strain of the Avian Influenza virus, popularly known as bird flu, has entered Nigeria, the Federal Government has said. The disease has also spread to 26 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and more than 3.5 million birds have been affected. Minister of...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in the new Kuchingoro Camp in Abuja offered no fewer than 600 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) free medical services. Dr Jude Achonwa, the NMA chairman in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, made this known on Monday at the...

The Rotary Club District 9125 has begun fresh moves to stem the outbreak of the Wild Polio Virus (WPV) as it rolls out campaigns across Abuja communities ahead of the 2016 World Polio Day. Briefing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, the past District Governor and Vice Chairman of the...

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Bello, has announced plans to build a special hospital for the treatment of infectious diseases in the FCT, saying he is also partnering with some private individuals to set up more hospitals in Abuja to address the...

Nigeria Health Watch brings to you the Future of Health Conference. The Future of Health Conference 2016 will facilitate the convergence of players in both the health and technology sectors, to spark discussions that will lead to better collaboration between the two sectors “From...

The Federal Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria and the Guild of Medical Directors are holding an exhibition and conference to showcase what is happening in the...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it intercepted a vehicle and 35 sacks of Cannabis Sativa otherwise known as Indian hemp, weighing 1,244.4 kilogrammes in Kogi. Commander of the agency in the state, Alhaji Idris Bello, said that the drug worth N6 million was...

Garki Hospital has flagged off a subsidized sickle cell clinic to cater for the healthcare needs of the patients in Abuja and its environs. Speaking on the launch of the clinic on Friday, the medical director of the hospital, Dr. Nyomudime Essen, said the aim of opening the...

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